"And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go."

-- Sunny Murray

#Play Quotes #Space Quotes

“There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief.”
“Nobody but you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.”
“Even if you don't sing on your tracks, if you know how to sing, it'll probably help you out.”
“What looks like resistance is often a lack of clarity.”
“Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it”
“Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.”
“I'm a big believer of having a vision board, so I have a vision board, and that's motivating because it shows me all the things I have accomplished and all the things I still want to accomplish.”
“I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.”

Source : Voltairine De Cleyre (2004). “The Voltairine de Cleyre Reader”, A K PressDistribution

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